Press

Customer Reviews We have been getting plenty of great press coverage, but our favorite reviews are from the people who have bought La Figa themselves.

The Atlantic “Tiberio’s La Figa: Visions of Food and Form is nothing short of a feast for the senses, celebrating two of the most primal human hungers and pleasures while elevating both through the artistic lens of a true creative visionary using the human body as his canvas and food as his paintbrush.”

Stark Insider “Reading Chef Tiberio’s book is like running for six miles on a damp morning, taking a hot shower and curling up with a strawberry arugula salad with a hint of olive oil and then snuggling up to your loved one. It is fulfilling, cathartic and nurturing.”

The Co-Creator Series presents an hour long conversation with Tiberio, Matt, and Diane Rivera, about the art of food and touch, and the creative process.

Tucson Citizen “It is a lavish book and a feast on several levels. But to say that it is sensual is an understatement, and a little like claiming that Bernie Madoff made a few bad investment decisions.”

Cornichon “Loving women, loving their bodies, a passion long-celebrated, has fallen into disfavor, what with sordid sex scandals at home and abroad. But there is nothing shameful about Tiberio Simone’s delight in the human form (in all its forms).”

North Seattle Herald Outlook “The ‘Sensual Chef’ is without a doubt the perfect title for Simone, a James Beard Award winner. A native of southeastern Italy, he has made a name for himself with a unique art form: placing food on human bodies.”

La Figa: Visions of Food and Form is a book featuring a spectacular collection of sensual photography – models wearing nothing but the edible creations of James Beard award-winning chef Tiberio Simone. Using the human body as his canvas, and natural fresh ingredients as his paint, Simone’s elegant and tasteful nude images are the culmination of a five year collaboration with photographer Matt Freedman.